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On... slash Doboy's media. On June 12th, 1987, 20th Century Fox released Predator, a sci-fi-fi action movie about

a squadron of commandos deployed to neutralize a cybernetic alien

menacing a South American jungle. The blockbuster would graduate lead Arnold Schwarzenegger to

superstardum, elevate director John McTearnan to the top tier of Hollywood Helmers, and later

birth an enduring meme from a burly broshake between Arnold and the late Carl Weathers.

A masterfully staged and photographed action film, its biggest influence on the genre

would come via the POV sequences from the titular predator, the first widespread use of infrared

or night vision.

From then on, night vision sequences would become a staple of the genre.

From other science fiction takes like Robocop and Universal Soldier to more grounded real-world depictions of close combat like executive

decision in Zero Dark 30.

The ability of Super Soldiers to see in the dark is a stirring cinematic convention.

And while our modern concept of night vision goggles didn't come into battlefield usage

until the American Vietnam War,

it was World War II that was responsible for a still widespread myth

that eating carrots can improve night vision.

Faced with a massive carrot surplus due to wartime rationing of more prized foodstuffs,

the British government strive to incentivize home carrot cookery by emphasizing

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